Overheard at National Geographic
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Overheard at National Geographic

by National Geographic

Come dive into one of the curiously delightful conversations overheard at National Geographic’s headquarters, as we follow explorers, photographers, and scientists to the edges of our big, weird, beautiful world. Hosted by Peter Gwin and Amy Briggs.

100 episodes
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1
Trapped in the icy waters of the Northwest Passage
34:16 Jul 11, 2023
2
Playback: Modern Lives, Ancient Caves
28:39 Jul 4, 2023
3
Playback: This Indigenous Practice Fights Fire with Fire
29:08 Jun 27, 2023
4
Playback: Rooting, from Into the Depths
44:52 Jun 20, 2023
5
Playback: Ancient Orchestra
28:51 Jun 13, 2023
6
Playback: A Skeptic's Guide to Loving Bats
26:24 Jun 6, 2023
7
How LGBTQ identity shapes Nat Geo Explorers
33:47 May 30, 2023
8
A Mexican Wolf Pup’s Journey into the Wild
25:26 May 23, 2023
9
Playback: Deep Inside the First Wilderness
24:52 May 16, 2023
10
She Sails the Seas Without Maps or Compasses
36:48 May 9, 2023
11
How Anne Frank’s Diary Survived
32:21 May 2, 2023
12
The Dark Reality Behind India’s Festival Elephants
21:08 Apr 25, 2023
13
What Will it Take to Save the Savanna Elephant?
29:39 Apr 18, 2023
14
The Woman Who Knows What Elephants Are Saying
28:12 Apr 11, 2023
15
Exploring Ramadan and Earthlike Exoplanets
33:03 Apr 4, 2023
16
From the Frontlines to the Shorelines
30:04 Mar 28, 2023
17
Can You Picture That? This Photographer Can and Does
28:30 Mar 21, 2023
18
Scenes from Nigeria's Baby Boom
25:13 Mar 14, 2023
19
What Women in China Want
28:30 Mar 7, 2023
20
The Soul of Music: Meklit Hadero tells stories of migration
40:18 Feb 28, 2023
21
The Soul of Music: Exploring Chief Xian's ancestral memory
37:22 Feb 21, 2023
22
The Soul of Music: Sampa The Great returns to her roots
37:08 Feb 14, 2023
23
The Soul of Music: Rhiannon Giddens excavates the past
35:14 Feb 7, 2023
24
Introducing: The Soul of Music
1:00 Feb 2, 2023
25
Unfolding the Future of Origami
26:40 Jan 31, 2023
26
What Happens After You Uncover Buried History?
29:09 Jan 24, 2023
27
The People and Tech That Power Nat Geo
33:39 Jan 17, 2023
28
Meet an Imagineer Who Built a Wish
20:11 Jan 10, 2023
29
How Sharks Devoured My Career
27:55 Jan 3, 2023
30
The Nurse Keeping Explorers Alive
26:23 Dec 27, 2022
31
What Science Tells Us About Living Longer
29:38 Dec 20, 2022
32
Presenting: ESPN's "Pink Card"
23:20 Dec 13, 2022
33
The People Behind the Photography
26:19 Dec 6, 2022
34
There’s a Bear in My Backyard
35:39 Nov 29, 2022
35
Playback: The Real-Life MacGyver in Nat Geo's Basement
30:17 Nov 22, 2022
36
Pictures of the Year
32:38 Nov 15, 2022
37
Who Inspired Wakanda's Warrior Women?
29:50 Nov 8, 2022
38
Wayfinding Through the Human Genome
33:56 Nov 1, 2022
39
Presenting: Greeking Out by National Geographic Kids
25:52 Oct 25, 2022
40
The Hole Where King Tut’s Heart Used to Be
29:29 Oct 18, 2022
41
Exploring Pristine Seas
31:21 Oct 11, 2022
42
What the Ice Gets, the Ice Keeps
29:15 Oct 4, 2022
43
What You Do Counts
30:42 Sep 27, 2022
44
Searching for a Butterfly in a Conflict Zone
32:02 Sep 20, 2022
45
A Man of the World
29:40 Sep 13, 2022
46
Inside the Epic World of Bertie Gregory
27:09 Sep 6, 2022
47
Playback: Why War Zones Need Science Too
29:48 Aug 30, 2022
48
The Problem With Superchickens
33:33 Aug 23, 2022
49
What It Takes to Keep America Beautiful
34:50 Aug 16, 2022
50
The Triumph and Tragedy of Indian Independence
34:34 Aug 9, 2022
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